BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Indivisible-Boothbay is sponsoring a panel discussion exploring freedom of the press in America today. A group of journalists from around Maine will join members of Indivisible-Boothbay and the public on April 23 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Building, 66 Montgomery Road. The First Amendment to the Constitution states: “Congress […]
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Debate over schools’ seclusion rooms continues while state and national legislation looks at reporting, prohibiting use
HARPSWELL — Rebecca Ross says her son struggles in school, and those struggles – combined with other disabilities including anxiety disorders – have led to behavioral problems. His tantrums have been so severe at times that he has been removed from class at Harpswell Community School and placed in seclusion in a saferoom — a […]
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Brunswick woman who lost $1,000 in phone scam wants others to be cautious
BRUNSWICK — A few stores tried to convince Dianne Benedict that she was the victim of a phone scam, but she didn’t believe them. The man who had been on the phone with her for the past five hours was desperate, she said, and was at risk of losing his job if she didn’t get […]
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Maine briefs: Body of missing man found in Acadia; Home improvement contractor charged with manslaughter
Body of missing man found in Acadia National Park BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Law enforcement officials say the body of a man who went missing this week has been found in Acadia National Park. A Park Service spokeswoman said the body of Adam “A.J.” Emmett was found Thursday afternoon between Sand Beach and Thunder […]
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Susan Rice says she won’t challenge GOP Sen. Collins in 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Susan Rice, who served as national security adviser under President Barack Obama, won’t be challenging Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine in 2020. Rice told former Obama administration official Alyssa Mastromonaco at the 10th annual Women in the World Summit on Thursday in New York that she loves Maine and that […]
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CMP wins key permit for transmission line, but opponents say they’ll fight on
HALLOWELL — The Maine Public Utilities Commission voted Thursday to grant a key certificate to Central Maine Power’s controversial, 145-mile transmission line through western Maine. The three commissioners unanimously agreed with a PUC staff report that the economic and grid reliability benefits of CMP’s proposed $1 billion transmission line outweigh harder-to-gauge impacts on scenery and outdoor recreation […]
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Almost a year after Litchfield woman’s death, boy admits he conspired to kill her
One of three teens charged in connection with the killing of a Litchfield woman has pleaded guilty. Thomas Severance, 14, of Ashland, Massachusetts, admitted Tuesday in Maine District Court in Waterville that he had conspired to kill Kimberly Mironovas. The body of Mironovas, 47, was found in her home at 1482 Hallowell Road in Litchfield on April […]
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Girl Scouts to host 2nd Annual Green ME Up! Earth Day Festival at L.L.Bean in Freeport
FREEPORT – Girl Scouts of Maine will host Green ME Up! on Saturday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the L.L.Bean Flagship Store Campus in Freeport. Kid-friendly, free and open to the public, Green ME Up! is a sustainability-focused Earth Day celebration aiming to inspire families to learn more about sustainability and help them […]
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U.S. lobster dealers expanding into Canada to shore up their business
Ready Seafood in Portland is joining a handful of U.S. lobster companies that have opened Canadian operations, locking down year-round access to hard shell lobsters that can be exported to both China and Europe without the tariffs that have crippled other U.S. dealers. Last fall, Ready acquired L Walker Seafoods, a small, family-owned live lobster […]
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Brunswick school department presents $40 million budget that would boost taxes 3.6%
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick School Department’s 2020 budget would mean a 3.6% tax increase, but is already more than $5 million lower than what school officials originally pitched. “If we go below the budget we are presenting … we are talking about an absolute minimum to meet state mandates,” Ben Tucker, school board vice chairman […]